Seattle Lit Crawl 2016 Guide

The fifth-annual bar crawl with books promises an expanded lineup featuring a little something for everyone.

A bar crawl, with books. Seattle's iteration of Lit Crawl has again run with this simple premise to create the year's most Seattle-wide celebration of Seattle writers. For one night, dozens of readers (and a few artists, songwriters, and performers) take to the stage—or the back corner booth, or the loft—of bars and venues across the Capitol Hill and First Hill to present their works and imbibe.

For its fifth anniversary, the Crawl promises an expanded schedule with five phases instead of four, including a raucous after party at Velocity Dance Center. The lineup contains many, many readers worth your time. But it's not possible to see everyone, so check out the schedule and map out your route. Here are a few picks to help you plan the night.

Phase Two (7–7:45)

Like the moon and unrequited love, family dynamics beget a whole lot of art. Hear some stories and poems about those strange, infuriating, invaluable people from Steven Barker, Hanna Brooks Olsen, and Jeanine Walker.

Phase Five (10–midnight)

A corporeal exclamation point to the night's festivities where words like corporeal will be thrown about. Close out the night with beats by DJ Chuck, performances by the Khambatta and re:flexion dance companies, a digestif of poems by Afrose Fatima Ahmed, and a special guest bartender making those good drinks.